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Ranks 282nd overall and 9th in Missouri

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Carnegie Foundation Classification

Research Universities (very high research activity)

UndergraduateBalanced arts & sciences/professions, high graduate coexistence
GraduateComprehensive doctoral with medical/veterinary
Undergraduate PopulationFull-time four-year, more selective, higher transfer-in
EnrollmentHigh undergraduate
Size & SettingLarge four-year, primarily residential

General Characteristics

Highest offeringDoctoral degree
Calendar SystemSemester
Years of college work requiredN/A
Variable TuitionYes

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance LearningYes
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force YesYes / Yes / Yes
Study AbroadYes
Weekend CollegeYes
Teacher CertificationYes

Campus Crime Statistics

Ranks 260th on StateUniversity.com‘s Safe School Index

  Incidents per 1000 Students
Aggravated assault 6 0.21
Forcible rape 1 0.04
Murder & Non-Negligent Manslaughter N/A N/A
Robbery 3 0.11
Violent crime 10 0.35
Arson 1 0.04
Burglary 23 0.81
Larceny-theft 332 11.69
Vehicle theft 2 0.07
Property crime 357 12.57

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending University of Missouri-Columbia?

Ranks 869th for total cost of attendance

  In District In State Out of State
FT Undergraduate Tuition $7,077 $7,077 $17,733
FT Undergraduate Required Fees $1,021 $1,021 $1,021
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $236 $236 $591
FT Graduate Tuition $6,885 $6,885 $17,779
FT Graduate Required Fees $918 $918 $918
PT Graduate per Credit Hour $287 $287 $741
Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus $18,613 $18,613 $28,559
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $8,583 $8,583 $18,529
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family $8,583 $8,583 $18,529

Student Tuition Costs for Professional Fields

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for getting a professional degree?

  In State Out of State
Medical Degree — Tuition $21,953 $45,374
Medical Degree — Required Fees $1,059 $1,059
Veterinary Medicine Degree — Tuition $15,850 $30,800
Veterinary Medicine Degree — Required Fees $1,012 $1,012
Law Degree — Tuition $13,836 $27,318
Law Degree — Required Fees $988 $988

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

  In District In State Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees $6,960 trend  $7,603 $6,960 trend  $7,603 $16,086 trend  $17,549
  Cost (regardless of residency)
Books & Supplies $920 trend  $980
On-Campus – Room & Board $6,540 trend  $7,170
On-Campus – Other Expenses $2,680 trend  $2,860
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board N/A trend  N/A
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses N/A trend  N/A
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board N/A trend  N/A

Admission Details

Application Fee RequiredN/A
Undergraduate Application Fee$45
Graduate Application Fee$45
First Professional Application Fee$50
Applicants 13,102 (6,009 male / 7,093 female)
Admitted 10,228 (4,584 male / 5,644 female)
Admission rate 78%
First-time Enrollment 4,838 (2,253 male / 2,585 female)
FT Enrollment 4,786 (2,223 male / 2,563 female)
PT Enrollment 52 (30 male / 22 female)
Total Enrollment28,184

Admission Criteria

What criteria does University of Missouri-Columbia use for admissions?

Required = Required, Recommended = Recommended, Neither required nor recommended = Neither required nor recommended
Open AdmissionsNo
Secondary School GPA / Rank / RecordRecommended / Required / Required
College Prep. CompletionRequired
RecommendationsN/A
Formal competency demoRecommended
Admission test scoresRequired
TOEFLRequired
Other testsN/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does University of Missouri-Columbia accept?

Dual CreditYes
Life ExperienceNo
Advanced Placement (AP)Yes

Athletics - Association Memberships

Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NCAA
NCAA Football Conference Big Twelve Conference
NCAA Basketball Conference Big Twelve Conference
NCAA Baseball Conference Big Twelve Conference
NCAA Track & Field Conference Big Twelve Conference

ACT Test Admission

Ranks 221st for 75pctl scores

Applicants submitting ACT results 95%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 22 / 29
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 22 / 27
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 23 / 28

SAT Test Admission

Ranks 210th for 75pctl scores

Applicants submitting SAT results 15%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 530 / 650
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 540 / 650
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 1070 / 1300

Student Services

Remedial ServicesNo
Academic / Career CounselingYes
PT Cost-defraying EmploymentYes
Career PlacementYes
On-Campus Day CareNo
Library FacilityYes

Student Living

First-time Room / Board RequiredYes
Dorm Capacity6,206
Meals per WeekN/A
Room Fee$4,244
Board Fee$3,250

Student Financial Aid Details

How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

University of Missouri-Columbia Ranks 2444th for the average student loan amount.

  Average Users % of Attendees
Federal Grant Aid $3,585 639 pie   14%
State & Local Grant Aid $2,305 790 pie   17%
Institutional Grant Aid $3,325 2,686 pie   58%
Student Loan Aid $4,210 2,219 pie   48%
Any financial aid type   3,694 pie   79%

Student Enrollment Demographics

How many students are enrolled at University of Missouri-Columbia?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
7856291,414
Black Non-Hispanic
6219251,546
Hispanic
230267497
Asian / Pacific Islander
334413747
American Indian / Alaskan Native
69100169
White Non-Hispanic
10,64911,90422,553
Race Unknown
5916671,258
Total 13,279 14,905 28,184

Student Graduation Demographics

How many students graduated at University of Missouri-Columbia?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
101323
Black Non-Hispanic
76149225
Hispanic
303262
Asian / Pacific Islander
5270122
American Indian / Alaskan Native
51621
White Non-Hispanic
1,6891,9093,598
Race Unknown
6158119
Total 1,923 2,247 4,170

Most Popular Fields of Study

The top 5 fields of study completed at University of Missouri-Columbia.

  Men Women Total
503 279 782
174 450 624
159 128 287
91 195 286
101 137 238

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?

  Non Resident Alien Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic Asian / Pacific Islander American Indian / Alaskan Native White Non-Hispanic Race Unknown Total
Accounting 6 3 4 9 265 287
Agricultural Business and Management, General 1 30 31
Agricultural Communication/Journalism 4 4
Agricultural Economics 4 1 1 25 31
Agricultural Mechanization, General 22 22
Agricultural Teacher Education 2 6 2 139 12 161
Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering 7 1 2 21 1 32
Agriculture, General 3 13 1 17
Agronomy and Crop Science 2 10 12
Animal Sciences, General 5 1 1 77 2 86
Anthropology 1 2 43 5 51
Apparel and Textiles, General 2 3 1 2 64 1 73
Applied Mathematics 3 4 7
Archeology 1 23 1 25
Area Studies, Other 2 4 4 39 4 53
Art/Art Studies, General 1 2 45 2 50
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General 4 1 21 1 27
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 1 2 1 35 39
Biochemistry 5 3 2 1 1 33 3 48
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 7 11 5 25 181 9 238
Business Teacher Education 1 1 2
Business/Commerce, General 40 33 6 19 4 667 13 782
Chemical Engineering 8 1 1 28 3 41
Chemistry, General 12 1 2 1 25 3 44
Civil Engineering, General 7 1 1 71 80
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 1 1 2 2 14 1 21
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other 3 3
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services 1 1 1 8 2 13
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric 25 24 17 16 2 515 25 624
Computer Engineering, General 5 1 29 3 38
Computer and Information Sciences, General 15 2 1 3 35 4 60
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services 3 7 2 1 47 2 62
Curriculum and Instruction 6 1 2 2 1 201 22 235
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 2 9 2 13
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce 1 1 2
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 1 21 22
Economics, General 10 2 2 28 42
Education, General 2 2
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 1 1
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering 16 1 2 1 56 3 79
Elementary Education and Teaching 2 3 1 92 2 100
Engineering, General 1 1
English Language and Literature, General 1 2 6 3 2 123 6 143
Entomology 1 3 4
European Studies/Civilization 2 2
Family Resource Management Studies, General 2 28 2 32
Food Science 6 10 16
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General 2 1 1 57 1 62
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 2 2
Forestry, General 1 26 4 31
French Language and Literature 1 14 2 17
General Studies 1 12 2 71 4 90
Genetics, General 1 1
Geography 4 21 1 26
Geology/Earth Science, General 9 9
German Language and Literature 2 1 7 10
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 5 1 2 16 1 25
Health/Health Care Administration/Management 2 2 1 19 24
History, General 7 2 1 1 87 13 111
Horticultural Science 2 2
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management 2 3 2 75 4 86
Housing and Human Environments, General 3 3 26 1 33
Human Development and Family Studies, General 2 3 1 46 52
Industrial Engineering 7 3 2 15 27
Information Technology 2 18 20
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching 1 19 20
Kinesiology and Exercise Science 3 3
Law (LL 1 9 2 122 9 143
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other 8 5 13
Linguistics 1 4 5
Mathematics, General 6 2 1 30 2 41
Mechanical Engineering 8 3 2 1 96 2 112
Medical Informatics 1 1 2
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology 3 3 1 7
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist 1 22 1 24
Medicine (MD) 1 13 72 1 87
Microbiology, General 1 1 6 8
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 2 20 2 3 125 5 157
Music, General 6 4 2 1 21 2 36
Natural Resources/Conservation, General 1 2 1 56 3 63
Neurobiology and Neurophysiology 2 1 3
Nuclear Engineering 3 1 1 5 1 11
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) 1 13 3 1 1 214 4 237
Nutrition Sciences 1 1
Occupational Therapy/Therapist 22 22
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies 2 1 39 3 45
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD) 1 1
Philosophy 1 3 1 32 2 39
Physical Therapy/Therapist 64 8 72
Physics, General 6 1 2 13 5 27
Physiology, General 3 3
Plant Sciences, General 1 1 1 28 1 32
Political Science and Government, General 7 12 4 2 2 154 6 187
Psychology, General 3 17 8 13 2 232 11 286
Public Administration 6 6 1 1 41 3 58
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) 1 1
Religion/Religious Studies 1 1 11 1 14
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist 14 14
Russian Language and Literature 2 5 7
Secondary Education and Teaching 6 1 105 4 116
Social Sciences, Other 1 1
Social Work 1 9 1 4 135 6 156
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 2 7 3 71 13 96
Sociology 1 6 3 1 67 2 80
Spanish Language and Literature 2 2 4 1 1 23 2 35
Special Education and Teaching, General 2 27 1 30
Statistics, General 7 1 1 2 6 1 18
Veterinary Medicine (DVM) 1 2 52 4 59
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General (Cert 5 1 8 14
Total 327 285 108 171 29 5,582 270 6,772

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

University of Missouri-Columbia Ranks 576th for the average full-time faculty salary.

Tenure system Yes
Average FT Salary $68,800 ($75,142 male / $58,317 female)
Number of FT Faculty 1,276 (795 male / 481 female)
Number of PT Faculty 1,116
FT Faculty Ratio 1 : 1
Total Benefits $22,892,330
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Local News for University of Missouri-Columbia

Editorial: Football game mayhem deserves canceled class September 25th

The University of Missouri has understandably made a big deal over Oct. 8's football game against Nebraska, calling it a huge opportunity for the university to "shine on a national stage." However, the administration should cancel afternoon classes on game day instead of inconveniencing students and faculty by forcing them to leave campus to make room for extra traffic.

Column: O dateworthy frat brother, where art thou? September 25th

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Espresso Book Machine arrives at U. Missouri September 25th

A machine capable of printing and binding paperback books in a matter of minutes was installed Tuesday in the University Bookstore. The Espresso Book Machine, one of Time Magazine's Best Inventions of 2007, was installed on the lower level of the bookstore, making the University of Missouri one of only three universities nationwide with such a device.

University of Missouri-Columbia Academics

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There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. That is, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, ESL, External Degree Program, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, ROTC, Air Force, ROTC, Army, ROTC, Navy, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Visiting/Exchange Student Program and Washington Semester. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. Furthermore, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Economically Disadvantaged Student Services, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Legal Services, Minority Student Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service, Veterans Counselor and Women’s Services can help. University of Missouri: Columbia is unique in its study options.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at University of Missouri: Columbia.

English Language and Literature:
English, English Language & Literature – General
History:
History – General
Education:
Agricultural Education, Art Teacher Education, Biology Teacher Education, Business Teacher Education, Chemistry Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, Education – General, Education of Multiple Handicapped, Elementary Education, English Teacher Education, Foreign Language Teacher Education, Junior High Education, Mathematics Education, Music Teacher Education, Physics Teacher Education, Science Teacher Education, Secondary Education, Social Studies Teacher Education, Spanish Language Teacher Education
School of Visual and Performing Arts:
Art – General, Drama/Theater Arts, Music – General
Philosphy and Religion:
Philosophy, Religion/Religious Studies
Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:
Exercise Sciences, recreation & fitness – general
Foreign Language and Literature:
Classics, East Asian, French, German, Linguistics, Russian, South Asian, Spanish
Communications & Journalism:
Advertising, Broadcast Journalism, Communications/Rhetoric, Journalism, Photojournalism, Radio/Television
Social Sciences:
Anthropology, Archaeology, Economics, Geography, Political Science/Government, Sociology
Psychology:
Psychology – General
Health and Clinical Sciences:
Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Health Services Administration, Medical Dietetics, Medical Radiologic Technology, Nuclear Medical Technology, Nursing (RN), Premedicine, Prepharmacy, Preveterinary Medicine, Radiologic Technology/Medical Imaging, Respiratory Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology
Mathematics:
Mathematics – General, Statistics
Public Administration and Service:
Social Work
Computer Science:
Computer Science, Computer/Information Sciences – General
Business, Management, & Marketing:
Accounting, Banking/Financial Services, Business – General, Business Administration/Management, Hotel/Motel Management, International Business, Marketing Management, Real Estate, Restaurant/Food Services Management, Tourism/Travel Marketing
Multiple or Interdisciplinary:
Behavioral Sciences, Nutrition Sciences, Peace/Conflict Resolution Studies
Physical Sciences:
Atmospheric Sciences, Chemistry, Geology, Physics
Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
Biochemistry, Biology, Conservation Biology, Microbiology
Popular majors:
eighteen percent business per marketing, twelve percent communications per journalism, seven percent engineering, seven percent health professions, six percent education, six percent family and consumer sciences, six percent social sciences, five percent biology, five percent psychology

The cost per credit hour (overall) was $542 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for need-based aid last fall. Besides, for international students, the application fee is 60. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of May.

University of Missouri-Columbia Admissions

Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 83% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 84%. Remember that this can change at any time. This school requires an application fee consisting of thirty-five dollars regular application fee, thirty-five dollars out-of-state application fee, thirty-five dollars online application fee and point zero . Transfer student are not ignored. Specifically, there were one thousand, eight hundred and eighty-eight total number of transfer students who applied and one thousand, seven hundred and eighteen total number of transfer students who were admitted.

Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. In the same way, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 1st of May. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of March. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of May and It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of May. The regular application due date was not reported.

University of Missouri-Columbia Financial Aid

Financial aid distribution is at forty-two percent scholarships per grants and fifty-eight percent loans per jobs. In the same way, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Art, Athletics, Leadership, Minority Status, Music/Drama and State/District Residency. Financial aid forms are FAFSA. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Art, Athletics, Leadership, Minority Status, Music/Drama, ROTC and State/District Residency. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school.

University of Missouri-Columbia Students

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The school’s size is approximately twenty-one thousand and forty-six degree-seeking undergrads, four thousand, seven hundred and eighteen first-time degree-seeking freshmen and five thousand, five hundred and twenty-seven graduate enrollment. Besides, the student body consists of seventy-nine percent in-state students, twenty-one percent out-of-state students, one percent part-time students, fifty-four percent women, forty-six percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, three percent asian per pacific islander, seven percent black per non-hispanic, two percent hispanic, eighty-four percent white per non-hispanic, one percent non-resident alien, three percent race per ethnicity unreported, twenty-seven percent in top 10th of graduating class, fifty-seven percent in top quarter of graduating class and eighty-eight percent in top half of graduating class. Furthermore, it is part of an Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. University of Missouri: Columbia offers Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral and First Professional degrees. The university is a Public, University, Four-year, Coed, where 83 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member.

This school features the Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. Students should note the housing policies: First-Year Students Guaranteed On-Campus Housing, sixty-eight percent of first-year students live in college housing, thirty-eight percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Men’s Housing, Women’s Housing, Apartments For Married Students, Fraternity/Sorority Housing, Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free), one-APR deadline for housing deposit, three hundred dollars amount of housing deposit, point zero , and First-time first-year students allowed to have car. Importantly, the school is located 125 miles from Kansas City, 125 miles from St. Louis.Furthermore, the university has many unique facilites such as museums, observatory, research nuclear reactor, Freedom of Information Center, Food for 21st Century program, engineering experiment station, center for research in social behavior, equine center, university research farms, child development laboratory, daily city newspaper production, nightly newscasts, Black culture center, medical research center, new recreation center, Life Sciences Center.

University of Missouri-Columbia Athletics

The Tigers are a member of NCAA. The following sports can be found here:

  • Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
  • Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
  • Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
  • Men’s NCAA Division IA, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Football
  • Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club, Women’s Club, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Golf
  • Men’s Club and Women’s Club Racquetball
  • Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club, Women’s Club and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
  • Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
  • Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
  • Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_indoor
  • Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_outdoor
  • Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club, Women’s Club and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball
  • Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Wrestling

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